“There’s no black male my age, who’s a professional, who hasn’t come out of a restaurant and is waiting for their car and somebody didn’t hand them their car keys,” said President Obama.

“He was wearing a tuxedo at a black-tie dinner, and somebody asked him to get coffee,” added the First Lady.

President Obama noted that the results of racism are still a lot more serious than a bruised ego.

“The small irritations or indignities that we experience are nothing compared to what a previous generation experienced,” he said.

“It’s one thing for me to be mistaken for a waiter at a gala. It’s another thing for my son to be mistaken for a robber and to be handcuffed, or worse, if he happens to be walking down the street and is dressed the way teenagers dress.”